Writing these Fuel Your Curiosity newsletters was very challenging for me at first. Overtime, I grew to loooove it! There's something absolutely thrilling about choosing the right topic, framing my perspective, creating or finding the imagery to support it, and sharing my design and research experiences. It helps me clarify my own approach, forces me to think of alternative perspectives, and inspires me to be better at my own craft. If you don't already write, I encourage you to get into the practice!

Writing has taken me to exciting places I never would have expected.

Guest Blogging

Over the past few months I've had the absolute pleasure of becoming a paid blogger! Starting today, I'll share some of these guest blog posts with you directly. Thus far, they are all about different aspects of design and user research. I hope you'll check them out for tips, best practices, and inspiration, in addition to Fuel Your Curiosity. They are intended compliment one another.

My first guest blog article was titled "User research questions: Questions I explore the most as a user researcher." This was published by UsabilityHub and was inspired by all of the emails, LinkedIn messages, and student questions I receive in regard to "what do you actually explore/do as a UXR?"

I hope you enjoy it. The full article is here.

If you are interested in how I became a paid blogger, or would like to hear more about this experience, please lmk! I'm happy to share my journey, the process, etc. ;)

Flash sale!

We're celebrating mid-summer with our first ever flash sale on our first two Expert Series events. If you missed them, now is your chance to get both for the price of one! Thank you Amy Santee and Miles Hunter for blazing the trail in this partnership and for sharing your deep UXR expertise and passion with us!

Both recorded replays are now 50% (for limited time only)!

Our Next Ask Like A Pro cohort

We’re excited for our next Ask Like A Pro cohort that will run from September - November 2023! This user research workshop series is intended for people who want to upskill in their current and future qualitative research roles.

It's now more important than ever to stay competitive, demonstrate your commitment to continual learning, and talk about your diverse research experiences! Learn more about Ask Like A Pro and check out the fall cohort calendar here.

Have specific questions? Schedule an "Is Ask Like A Pro Right for Me?" call with Michele.

Upcoming Events

Andrew Warr - The Expert Series “Check out My UXR Case Studies and Why I Approach Them This Way”. Today, July 11th at 3pm PT. Details and registration are here. Note: The recorded replay will be available within a week or so.

Is ALAP Right for Me? August 22 at 5pm PT. Details and registration will be available on Eventbrite soon!

Ladies That UX (Washington DC) “Ask Michele Anything” August 23. Details and registration will be available on Eventbrite soon! Note: this is a remote event. Thanks for all of the messages that Asked if I will actually be in DC physically!
Bitesize UX / Curiosity Tank Card Sort event. August 29 at 3pm PT. Details and registration will be available on Eventbrite soon!
IamJ Designs Co Podcast with Jaison Thomas. 9am PT September 6. Details coming soon!
Ladies that UX (Lisbon) podcast. Live first week in September.

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And that’s a wrap!

We try to alternate between a theme and UX/UXR jobs, events, classes, articles, and other happenings every few weeks. Thank you for all of the feedback. Feedback is a gift, and we continue to receive very actionable input on how to make Fuel Your Curiosity more meaningful to you.

What do you think? We're constantly iterating and would love to hear your input.

Stay curious,

- Michele and the Curiosity Tank team

PS: Don't forget to check out the "Expert Training Series". You know you're curious!

Flash Sale and Paid Guest Blogging